Tallahassee, FL – This week, the Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government unanimously passed SB 506 by Senator Linda Stewart (D – Orlando). SB 506, titled “Comprehensive Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan”, would require the Department of Environmental Protection to develop a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan to implement statewide.   “I […]

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Celebrate Success Stories With Us At National Equity Agency Countless families on the brink of foreclosure have experienced NEA’s tailored assistance firsthand. You’ve lost your home to foreclosure but have money coming to you and don’t even know it. Excess foreclosure proceeds are sitting in court, waiting to be claimed, and those funds belong to […]

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Tallahassee, FL – With the planned hearing of SB 300 in today’s Senate Health Policy Committee, Senator Linda Stewart (D – Orange County) had the following to say regarding the bill that would prohibit the termination of a pregnancy after six weeks:   “The six week ban is an insult to women and a direct […]

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FloridaCommerce Announces West Palm Beach Area Adds 6,800 Private Sector Jobs Over the Year in March 2024 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Today, FloridaCommerce announced that the West Palm Beach metro area added 6,800 new private sector jobs over the year in March 2024, a 1.1 percent increase. The West Palm Beach area labor force increased […]

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FloridaCommerce Announces Pensacola Metro Area Private SectorEmployment Increased by 1.6 Percent Over the Year in March 2024 PENSACOLA, Fla. — Today, FloridaCommerce announced the Pensacola metro area private sector employment increased by 1.6 percent (+2,800 jobs). The Pensacola area labor force increased by 4,242, a 1.8 percent increase over the year in March 2024. The […]

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Tallahassee — Florida State Senator Ileana Garcia (R-Miami) today responded to misinformation regarding Senate Bill 1718, Immigration, by Senator Blaise Ingoglia (R-Springhill), which recently passed the Senate Committee on Rules with Senator Garcia’s support. The legislation implements several reforms designed to stop the use of illegal identification cards and guard against human trafficking in immigrant […]

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FloridaCommerce Announces Jacksonville Metro Area Labor Force Up 1.5 Percent Over the Year in March 2024 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Today, FloridaCommerce announced the Jacksonville metro area labor force increased by 1.5 percent (+12,604). The private sector job growth rate was up 1.6 percent (+11,300 jobs) in March 2024. The industry gaining the most jobs over […]

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FloridaCommerce Announces Miami Metro Area Led All Metro Areas in Job Gains Over the Year in Four Industry Sectors in March 2024 MIAMI, Fla. — Today, FloridaCommerce announced the Miami metro area led all metro areas in job gains over the year in four industry sectors— leisure and hospitality, increasing by 11,300 jobs; construction, increasing […]

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Tallahassee — The Florida Senate Committee on Appropriations, chaired by Senator Doug Broxson (R-Pensacola), today released Senate Proposed Bill 2500, the General Appropriations Act, a proposed state budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, as well as the implementing bill and conforming bills associated with a balanced budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Statements from Chair […]

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FloridaCommerce Announces Fort Lauderdale Area’s Private Sector Employment Up 1.7 Percent Over the Year in March 2024 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Today, FloridaCommerce announced the Fort Lauderdale area’s private sector employment increased by 1.7 percent (+13,600) over the year in March 2024. The labor force increased by 20,499, an increase of 1.9 percent over the […]

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